(1) Where any person is in arrears of rent payable in respect of any public premises, the Deputy Commissioner may, by order, require that person to pay the same within such time and in such instalments as may be specified in the order.
(2) Where any person is or has at any time been, in unauthorised occupation of any public premises, the Deputy Commissioner may, having regard to such principles of assessment of damages as may be prescribed, assess the damages on account of the use and occupation of such premises and may, by order, require that person, to pay the damages within such time and in such instalments as may be specified in the order ;
(3) No order under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be made against any person until after the issue of a notice in writing to the person calling upon him to show cause within such time as may be specified in the notice why such order should not be made and until his objections if any, and any evidence he may produce in support of the same, have been considered in by the Deputy Commissioner.
(2) Where any person is or has at any time been, in unauthorised occupation of any public premises, the Deputy Commissioner may, having regard to such principles of assessment of damages as may be prescribed, assess the damages on account of the use and occupation of such premises and may, by order, require that person, to pay the damages within such time and in such instalments as may be specified in the order ;
(3) No order under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be made against any person until after the issue of a notice in writing to the person calling upon him to show cause within such time as may be specified in the notice why such order should not be made and until his objections if any, and any evidence he may produce in support of the same, have been considered in by the Deputy Commissioner.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 3 · Issue of notice to show cause against order of eviction.Section 4 · Eviction of unauthorised occupants.Section 5 · Disposal of property left on public premises by unauthorised occupants.Section 7 · Powers of Deputy Commissioner.Section 8 · AppealsSection 9 · Finality of orders.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-01-16. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.